Cork based Ceramicist Charlie Mahon is both an artist and a ceramic potter, both are his passions and the result is his unique, personality filled work that is his whimsical, arty and functional ceramic pottery that is great for gifting and using on a daily basis.

Some of Charlie’s earliest memories and love of ceramics came from his grandmother’s dresser, it was filled with gold filigree ceramics from the Georgian Period.  He inherited his creativity from his mother who owned her own flower shop, she inspired in him a love of all things handmade, things which were infused with personality and creative expression.  His distinctive quirky style is very recognisable and memorable.

For exactly those reasons,  her influence lives on in his work, along with influences from the Expressionist and Bauhaus Periods, Politics and History and life in general. Enjoy!

After studying sculpture at Crawford College of Art, Charlie applied for two Scholarships and won both. With a toss of a coin, (as you do!) Charlie attended The University of MIssissippi, Oxford, USA, where he studied Ceramics to great success. On his return to Ireland, there was a recession and Charlie was lucky enough to work in Irish Potteries around the country as supervisor and Technical Manager. In 2001/2, Charlie, having been made redundant with the closure of his current employment, started his own business, Island Pottery to great success, only to fall foul to the Celtic Tiger collapse and following recession! Lucky for us, Charlie used the intervening years to explore painting and sculpting and developed some new ideas for functional hand painted ceramic pottery, with the aim to complement your existing tableware. In 2015 the Mackerel Fish design was born and in 2016 Charlie Mahon Ceramics was established and in 2017, along came the Gra Heart ! And, thanks to you, his loyal customers, he is still "I make, therefore I am".